Ion Popa
RESUME - CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

1994-1999 University of Arts,Bucharest Faculty of Decorative Arts- Monumental Art Departament
1996-1999 Mural Art Departament,professor Marilena Preda-Sanc
1994-1995 Conservation and Restauration of Atrfacts,Faculty of Art History, professor Dan Mohanu
1991-1994 "Ion Ladea" Highschool of Arts,Cluj-Napoca
1990-1991 Highschool of Arts-Alba-Iulia

AWARDS RECEIVED

1998 1 st prize of graphics competition "Accente"
1994 1 st prize of icons competition ,"Casa Matei" Cluj

SCHOLARSHIPS

2000 Scholarship granted by "Scuola Beato Angelico" ,Milano,Italy
1998 Scholarship grated by Lucretiu" Foundation
1996 Scholarship grated by Berlin Academy of Arts

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Member of Romanian Plastic Artists'Union (UAP)

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

August 2001 Icons exhibition, World Trade Center-Bucharest
June 1999 Graphics and Painting Exhibition-Final Dissertation -" THE END FEELINGS" , Eforie Gallery , Bucharest

TEAM EXHIBITION

December 2001 The Chamber of TRANSYLVANIAN Art , painting ,UAP gallery ,Alba -Iulia
September 2001 "Traditin and Post-Modernity"Symposium -Ramnicu-Valcea ,RO
May 2001 Grapics and painting contest "ACCENTE", 4th edition ,Apollo galery ,Bucharest
March 2001 "Neurotic Neorealism in Romania",Apollo gallery ,Bucharest and Art Museum,Ramnicu Valcea ,Constanta February 1999 Decorative Arts Exhibition -Krefeld ,Germany
May 1999 Grapics and painting contest "ACCENTE",2nd edition ,Apollo galery ,Bucharest
May 1999 Contemporary Art Exhibitions -"Teodor Graur and Studio 498",Installatios,Eforie galery ,Bucharest
May 1998 Graphics and painting contest"ACCENTE",1st edition
June 1998 "The TIME",Installation, The Romanian Museums of Peasants,(RMP),Bucharest
April 1998 "The Entrance into Jerusalem",Photos and Installations Exibition RMP,Bucharest
March 1997 Photo exibition,Collections of Art Museum,Cluj-Napoca,RO

ICONS EXHIBITION

December 2001 "Apollo" gallery ,Bucharest
December 2001 "RMP",Bucharest April 2001 "Russia Ecumenical",gallery,Roma Italy
Octomber 1999 "Philokalic Evenings",Patriarchal Palace ,Bucharest
May 1999 "TheSpring of Healing","RMP",Bucharest
December 1994 "Matei House",Cluj-napoca ,RO

MONUMENTAL ART WORKS

1999 University of Arts ,Bucharest-ceiling composition- acrylic tehnique
1998 Institute of Agronomy ,Bucharest,wall composition ,acrylic tehnique
1998 University of Arts,Bucharest, ceiling composition for Monumental Art Section - acrylic tehniqe
1998 Environmental paintig ,Mc Moni's Restaurant,Bucharest

MONUMENTAL RELIGIOUS ART WORKS

2001 Iconostasis of Costesti Church, District GORJRO -empera on wood
2001 Iconostasis of Romanian Ortodox Episcopate of Germany and Central Europe Church,Nurnberg,Germany - tempera on wood
1998 Byzantine al secco,Lunca Ampoitei Church,district Alba,RO
1997 Byzantine a fresco,Cetatuia Negru-VODA Monastery,Arges,RO

LANGUAGES

Italian - very good
English - advanced
German - elementary